25 Water Activities to Keep the Kids Busy this Summer

Can you believe that summer is almost here? I don’t know about your family, but our kids love the water. When it gets hot outside, nothing cools your family off like water. It’s the parent’s job to keep the kids entertained with that water and this list of activities fits the bill. There’s no shame in getting involved in these water activities with your children either. If they can have fun, so can you!

1. Water balloon fight

2. Slip and slide

3. Make water puddles

4. Fill up water buckets

5. Have a water gun fight

6. Create a water obstacle course

7. Play in a water sprinkler

8. Have a boat racing game in the inflatable pool

9. Make a homemade pool out of a tarp

10. Have a kiddy carwash and wash all of the toys outside

11. Water balloon toss

12. Water balloon relay

13. Water obstacle course

14. Water volleyball

15. Make art out of ice

16. Bathtub fishing

17. Homemade splash pad

18. Sensory water bin

19. Water table

20. Make popsicles

21. Homemade dunk tank

22. Hot potato using a water balloon

23. Painting using a sponge, water, and paint

24. Water basketball

25. Water the garden

Having fun during the summer with water is one way to give your children memories they will never forget. You can event print this out and laminate it to keep it on hand throughout the summer. When it’s hot out there, it’s easy to forget all of the fun activities that involve water.

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Wow! This is great! I can’t wait to try these activities with my kids!
Actually, I have done some of the activities listed above like the water balloon fight and the water gun fight. They are really fun!

I think what I would like to try next is the water obstacle course. Do you have any suggestions on what I can include in the obstacle course. Thank you!